Jimmy Little

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Jimmy Little was a pioneering Australian Aboriginal country music singer, songwriter, and actor who became one of the nation’s most beloved and influential Indigenous entertainers.

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Jimmy Little canonical 2

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instanceOf Indigenous Australian person
actor
country musician
human
singer
songwriter
activeYearsEndYear 2012
activeYearsStartYear 1950
awardReceived ARIA Hall of Fame induction
Deadly Award for Lifetime Achievement
Officer of the Order of Australia
causeOfDeath kidney disease
countryOfCitizenship Australia
dateOfBirth 1937-03-01
dateOfDeath 2012-04-02
ethnicGroup Yorta Yorta people
familyName Little
fieldOfWork Indigenous health advocacy
acting
music
founded Jimmy Little Foundation
fullName James Oswald Little
genre country music
gospel music
pop music
givenName James
influenced Indigenous Australian musicians
instrument guitar
vocals
languageSpoken English
notableRole pioneering Aboriginal country music artist in Australia
notableWork Baby Blue
El Paso
Give the Coloured Lad a Chance
Messenger (album)
Randwick Bells
Royal Telephone
The Way I Made You Feel (cover)
Yorta Yorta Man
linked to: Yorta Yorta
occupation actor
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Cummeragunja Mission, New South Wales, Australia
linked to: Cummeragunja
placeOfDeath Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
linked to: Sydney
recordLabel ABC Music
Festival Records
religion Christianity
residence Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
linked to: Sydney
spouse Marlene Little

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Wiradjuri people hasNotablePerson Jimmy Little
Little hasNotableBearer Jimmy Little